Then, silently, effortlessly… like some great, vengeful bird of prey… he swoops into the moonless, cloud-draped sky. Behold… the Vision!

“What difference if I have the same brain waves? I AM UNIQUE! I am THE VISION…! And thus… I am content” – The Vision.

Another month, another Avengers trailer… but still no sign of him. Unfortunately, this veteran comic book afficionado has yet to see that member of the Avengers who drew his attention to the title all those years ago! Naturally, when the first Avengers movie came in 2012, it was assumed that the amazing android known as The Vision would get his big screen debut there and then, but… nah.

The latest trailer turned out to be quite a letdown; no Vision, and neither Maximoff siblings: Scarlet Witch or Quicksilver for that matter. Incidentally, there were hardly any shots of Ultron himself; worryingly, there was emphasis on a Hulk vs. Iron Man face-off which, quite frankly, is the last thing my tired retinas want to absorb right now. There is, therefore – unsurprisingly – a distinct lack of excitement from this corner of the blogosphere…

With just three months until Age of Ultron is released, there is only conceptual art of the android Avenger to whet my appetite, and this is made more frustrating by Breaking News that the Visionwill have an extendedrole in the cinematic universe – it now “seems likely” that the Vision will appear again in Captain America: Civil War (June 2016)

How ironic: we are unable to see The Vision now!

“He has the ability to change his density and that’s awesome… Vision is able to do something otherworldly and it’s kind of great. And he’s discovering it all as he goes along” – Paul Bettany.

As a highly advanced synthetic being – even he describes himself as “a thing of plastoid flesh – synthetic blood” – the Vision can alter his molecular density to not only fly, but pass through solid walls and floors; as an eight year old, that was the coolest thing you could possibly see, and is probably the sole reason why he is so well-respected. In addition, he can shoot energy beams (from the jewel encrusted in his forehead). Astoundingly, despite being artificial, he had taken Scarlet Witch as his wife. Thus, his back-story had acquired tremendous depth and significance.

Having provided the voice of J.A.R.V.I.S. in the Iron Man films (and the first Avengers movie of course), it does not sound so surprising that British actor Paul Bettany was cast as The Vision. Although quite understandably reticent to reveal too much about his upcoming character, Bettany did explain that having only recorded lines, he’d never actually watched any of the Marvel movies; as preparation for the role, he sat through all of them. Just how can anyone “prepare” to portray such an enigmatic figure?

Apart from alluding to the extravagance of the sets: “we were in a set that felt like a town,” it is most curious that we actually know so little about his onscreen persona. Come on! The waiting and anticipation is anxious enough as it is… We’ve barely been given any insight into his costume, what and how much action he will deliver, or even what his dialogue will be like. Heck, what will he sound like?!

And you know, that release date fast approaches…

“No… no! It’s some sort of unearthly inhuman vision!” – Janet Pym.

As new intriguing Avengers news filters through, it does appear slightly annoying that TheVision is referred to as the team’s newest member! This distinctive, green-skinned character was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema, making hisdebut in Avengers #57 (1968). Originally constructed by Ultron as a villainous machine programmed to destroy the Avengers, the Vision betrayed his master and sided with the superhero team instead. At one time, the Vision became leader of the Avengers; it would later be revealed that the Vision’s body was the remains of the original Human Torch. As for the odd name, Ant-Man’s girlfriend unwittingly provided that in one of the series’ more memorable speech bubbles…

Out of all the mind-blowing characters to have graced the Marvel Comics Universe, TheVision must surely count as one of the most extraordinary. Reading some Avengers comics, my attention was always drawn towards the more bizarre characters like Ant-Man,The Beast, even Thor if you will, and of course, The Vision. So, “ordinary dudes” like Captain America and Iron Man were never really going to appeal, and yet, right now, they have both dominated the Big Screen in their own separate highly successful series’, plus had hefty roles in the 2012 movie together.

Okay, so the Vision hasn’t made an appearance in the first movie and neither trailer for the second thus far. Still, no reason to feel upset…

…or is there?

Avengers: Age of Ultron will be released 24 April in the UK and 1 May in the US.